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Nikon AF-S 70-300mm VR VS Tamron AF 70-300mm?
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<blockquote data-quote="clarnibass" data-source="post: 157298" data-attributes="member: 9831"><p>I think both are pretty good and have advantages and disadvantages. I tried both (two of the Nikon and one Tamron) and chose the Tamron. I shot charts and also walked in some streets and shot stuff to compare them. Here is what I found (at least with those I tried).</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Both are very sharp until 200mm, with maybe the slightest advantage to the Tamron.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">From 200mm the Tamron is gradually getting sharper than the Nikon and especailly at 300mm.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">RAW straight from camera, the Nikon is slightly more contrasty and vivid, mostly up to 200mm. But it can be matched in PP and it's not a huge difference anyway.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I can't say for sure without disassembling the lenses and seeing how they are really made, but a general impression is that the nikon is made slightly better. Actually not better made, just a bit more solid. The Tamron is made just as accurate, as far as what I'm able to feel without disassembling (I work with precision mechanisms almsot every day).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Nikon has a slightly faster auto focus.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Tamron has a noisier start and finish to the VC, a more mechanical sound.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Nikon VR was more obvious while it was working and I could hear or feel it more than the VC.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Both VR and VC take a moment to start (after you start to focus) but the VR is a fraction faster.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The VC is IMO significantly better than the VR. I could simply hand hold the Tamron at lower shutter speeds than the Nikon at same focal length.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The VR and VC are a bit different, with the VC really holding the frame stable and the VR a bit more "free" for lack of a better way to explain it. This might make a difference in video, with the Tamron moving smoother while moving, but if you start to move you might get a "jump".</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Nikon has more purple fringing, especailly at 300mm f/5.6.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Here, the Tamron is less expensive.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Here, the Nikon has three years warrenty and Tamron one year.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Bonus difference: The Tamron has a better back lend cap and the Nikon has a better front lend cap <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><br /> </li> </ul><p>I chose the Tamron because the advantages in sharpness and VC were very significant to me, while the advantages of the Nikon were a lot less. The only real (but somewhat small) advantages I found with the Nikon are the faster focus and the longer warrenty. The warrenty varies in each country. If the faster focus is more important then I'd go with the Nikon.</p><p></p><p>Of course what I found is from the lenses I tried. Some say these lenses can vary in quality FWIW.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="clarnibass, post: 157298, member: 9831"] I think both are pretty good and have advantages and disadvantages. I tried both (two of the Nikon and one Tamron) and chose the Tamron. I shot charts and also walked in some streets and shot stuff to compare them. Here is what I found (at least with those I tried). [LIST] [*]Both are very sharp until 200mm, with maybe the slightest advantage to the Tamron. [*]From 200mm the Tamron is gradually getting sharper than the Nikon and especailly at 300mm. [*]RAW straight from camera, the Nikon is slightly more contrasty and vivid, mostly up to 200mm. But it can be matched in PP and it's not a huge difference anyway. [*]I can't say for sure without disassembling the lenses and seeing how they are really made, but a general impression is that the nikon is made slightly better. Actually not better made, just a bit more solid. The Tamron is made just as accurate, as far as what I'm able to feel without disassembling (I work with precision mechanisms almsot every day). [*]The Nikon has a slightly faster auto focus. [*]The Tamron has a noisier start and finish to the VC, a more mechanical sound. [*]The Nikon VR was more obvious while it was working and I could hear or feel it more than the VC. [*]Both VR and VC take a moment to start (after you start to focus) but the VR is a fraction faster. [*]The VC is IMO significantly better than the VR. I could simply hand hold the Tamron at lower shutter speeds than the Nikon at same focal length. [*]The VR and VC are a bit different, with the VC really holding the frame stable and the VR a bit more "free" for lack of a better way to explain it. This might make a difference in video, with the Tamron moving smoother while moving, but if you start to move you might get a "jump". [*]The Nikon has more purple fringing, especailly at 300mm f/5.6. [*]Here, the Tamron is less expensive. [*]Here, the Nikon has three years warrenty and Tamron one year. [*]Bonus difference: The Tamron has a better back lend cap and the Nikon has a better front lend cap :) [/LIST]I chose the Tamron because the advantages in sharpness and VC were very significant to me, while the advantages of the Nikon were a lot less. The only real (but somewhat small) advantages I found with the Nikon are the faster focus and the longer warrenty. The warrenty varies in each country. If the faster focus is more important then I'd go with the Nikon. Of course what I found is from the lenses I tried. Some say these lenses can vary in quality FWIW. [/QUOTE]
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